Goldman Case to Be Ames Subject

The final of the Law School's Ames competition will be argued on the Goldman v. Fogarty child adoption case, decided last year in the Massachusetts State Supreme Court, Monroe H. Freedman, faculty adviser to the competition, announced yesterday.

Peter Woodbury '24, judge in the first circuit court of appeals, which includes four New England states, will be one of the two associate judges at the competition finals, Freedman further revealed. Frederick W. Brune '15, Maryland State Supreme Court judge, has been asked to preside as the other associate judge. However, the Board of Student Advisers in charge of the competition has not yet received an answer from him. Tom C. Clark of the U.S. Supreme Court will act as chief justice.

Goldman v. Fogarty will be the basis for the fictitious case, Ingersoll v. Rice, which Baker-Smith and Jaffe law clubs will debate on April 13.

The state court ruled against the Goldmans, a Jewish couple which tried to adopt twins which were Roman Catholic, Two weeks ago the U.S. Supreme Court refused to rule on an appeal by the Goldmans.